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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS)
Summary
The Indiana Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG) program was created in 2013 and has served as a critical resource to ensure Hoosier schools are safe and secure. The program has delivered more than $187 million in matching grants to Indiana school districts across the state to address and prepare for potential safety threats.
SSSG funds may be used to:
- Employ a school resource officer (SRO); employ a law enforcement officer (LEO); provide school resource officer training; enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local law enforcement agency, private entity or non-profit corporation to employ an SRO or LEO within the school; and/or
- Conduct a site vulnerability assessment or critical incident digital mapping; and/or
- Purchase equipment and technology to:
- Restrict access to school property; or
- Assist with visitor management on school property; or
- Expedite notifications and access to local law enforcement and first responders; and/or
- Provide school staff with information about the open or closed status of interior and exterior doors; or
- Detect fire, chemical, visual, or audible threats; or
- Enhance emergency communications inside the building; or
- Assist with emergency medical response on school property
- Implement a student and parent support services plan; and/or
- Purchase or provide training for a canine trained to detect drugs and illegal substances, explosives, or firearms, or to otherwise provide protection for students and school employees; and/or
- Provide funding for school employees to receive training, including expenses for per diem, travel, and lodging related to:
- Site vulnerability assessments
- Mental health or behavioral threat assessments
- Multi-disciplinary threat assessment teams
- Emergency preparedness or response activities
- Provide funding for School Resource Officers or Law Enforcement Officers to receive training, including expenses for per diem, travel, and lodging, related to handling a canine trained to detect drugs and illegal substances, explosives, or firearms or to otherwise provide protection for students and school employees; and/or
- Purchase student safety management technology; and/or
- Design and construct additions or renovations on school property if the primary purpose of the construction project is to enhance the physical security of the school building; and/or
- Implement a bullying prevention program; and/or
- Cover initial set up costs for an active event warning system with the County's Sheriff Department (no match requirement); and/or
- Provide funding for teachers and other school employees to receive training including firearms training or other self-defense training; and./or
- Provide funding to develop, implement, and carry out a Stop the Bleed program, including the purchase of bleeding control kits.
History of Funding
FY 2021 awardees can be seen at https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2021-Awards-Distribution.pdf
The Secured School Safety Board awarded more than $19 million to 392 school organizations for the FY2022 Secured School Safety Grant. FY22 Awardees can be viewed at: https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2022-Awards.pdf
$22.9 million was awarded in FY2023. FY23 Awardees can be viewed at: https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2023-Awards.pdf
$30 million was awarded in matching grants to 474 schools in FY 2024 https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2024-Awards.pdf
$24.2 million was awarded in FY2025. Awardees can be viewed at https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/secured-school-safety-grant-awards-fy2025.pdf
$27 million was awarded in FY2026. Awardees can be viewed at https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/FY26-SSSG-Awards-v3.pdf
Additional Information
Prior to submitting an application for this funding opportunity, applicants must:
- Be registered within IntelliGrants (https://intelligrants.in.gov/login2.aspx?APPTHEME=INGRT_DHS)
- Be registered as an active supplier with the state of Indiana
- Be registered as an active bidder with the state of Indiana.
- Have conducted a site vulnerability assessment.
- Have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in place with a community mental health center, or employ a provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental or behavioral health services to students.
- Certify that the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school is located in a county that has a county school safety commission
Ineligible costs include:
- Pre-award expenditures (i.e., expenses incurred prior to the notification of the award and start of the performance period)
- Equipment expenditures such as:
- Go-bags or reunification supplies
- Pepper spray or other crowd-control equipment
- Weapons, weapon accessories, ammunition, and conducted electrical weapons
- Window breaking devices
- Personal protective equipment
- SRO/LEO equipment such as phones and computers, or uniforms and badges
- Vehicles, equipment for vehicles, and vehicle expenses
- Bus cameras if not monitored in real time
- Personnel expenses other than salary and fringe benefits for qualifying personnel
- Bonuses, awards, and stipends are not allowable
Equipment and technology purchased with these funds cannot:
- Violate existing fire and building codes and regulations;
- Impede the ability to safely exit a structure;
- Require a key or special knowledge to exit a space
- A requirement to activate an electronic sensor or motion detector are considered "special knowledge or effort" and is unallowable
- A push button to release an electronic lock on the exit side is considered "special knowledge or effort" and is unallowable.
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants include school corporations, accredited non-public (i.e., private) schools, charter schools, and coalitions of school corporations applying jointly located in a county that have a county school safety commission. For information on county school safety commissions visit the Indiana Department of Education's website at https://www.doe.in.gov/safety/county-school-safety-commissions. Virtual schools are ineligible to apply.
Additionally, the following requirements must be met by applicants before starting an application:
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a community mental health center
- Have a site vulnerability assessment conducted
Deadline Details
Applications were to be submitted by June 30, 2025. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.
Award Details
$27.1 million has been appropriated for FY26-27 to support the SSSG program. Award amounts vary based upon Average Daily Membership (ADM) of the applicant:
- Applicants with an average daily membership between 1 - 500 students may apply for funds up to $35,000 at 25% match or up to $50,000 at 50% match or up to $100,000 at 100% match
- Applicants with an average daily membership between 501 - 1,000 students may apply for funds up to $50,000 at 50% match or $100,000 at 100% match.
- Applicants with an average daily membership of 1,000 students or coalition may apply for funds up to $100,000 at 100% match.
Performance period is from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026.
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